diverse and locally-owned, bank locally, compost our food scraps, print on recycled paper, use soy-based inks, re-use boxes and packing material, eat from our office-side garden, grow native plants and Yew trees, share our art, bike there, pay our workers well, digitize unless we HAVE to print, use on-demand software to limit commuting for workers, use water reducing plumbing and appliances, use less-toxic laminates on our book covers, carpool, volunteer and have volunteers, mentor and are mentored, sew our own shirts and totes, attend community events, listen to local musicians and buy their CDs, listen to local comics and laugh, listen to local writers talk and buy their books, shop at locally owned office supply stores, talk with people of all ages and backgrounds when researching books, make our own hand soap and shampoo, drink fair trade, organic tea and coffee, repurpose used containers, use CFLs only, switch off the power strips when we're not working, eat potluck dinners together and encourage you to be more GrassRoutes too!